[Q] Restore files from a dead system?

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Hello devs, I'd like to restore my lil bro's photos from his dead system, he knows for sure that his internal memory is intact because suddenly the system has died on him. ((No system but stock recovery, download mod work))

He gave me his device and begged me to restore his files

So, here it says that I have a custom rom but he said he never flashed any rom?!

so how do I restore his files? Can I just flash a custom twrp recovery and mount USB from there or will that wipe his memory??

if so, then what do I do?

Thanks.

 

[boomboomer]

Philz recovery will allow you to run aroma file manager, installing a recovery won't wipe data.

Copy files from data to the external sd.

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[screamwork]

Philz recovery will allow you to run aroma file manager, installing a recovery won't wipe data.

Copy files from data to the external sd.

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But what philz do I use if I don't know which stock rom was I in?

I had tried flashing a TWRP kernel from ODIN, it says fail

 

[tchindalia]

Hey

Philz is a recovery and that doesn't mind you using ROM..

You can try to flash it from Odin n pray it works..

Best Of Luck..

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[boomboomer]

You seem to confuse the s3 with the s2, recovery on the s3 is wholly separate from the rom or kernel.

If you can't flash a recovery with odin then your emmc chip is probably toast, which would include all data on the phone.

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@tchindalia @boomboomer

ODIN says Failed: there is no PIT partition.

Is there a workaround?

 

[tchindalia]

Hey

Is RE-PARTITION unchecked??
And I hope u didn't include any pit file in odin...

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[screamwork]

Hey

Is RE-PARTITION unchecked??
And I hope u didn't include any pit file in odin...

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Not ticked, and I didn't

 

[boomboomer]

There is no work around for data recovery, if the rescue firmware from general thread won't flash either then you are looking at a dead emmc chip -warranty repair.

 

[screamwork]

There is no work around for data recovery, if the rescue firmware from general thread won't flash either then you are looking at a dead emmc chip -warranty repair.

Where is the rescue thread??

 

[boomboomer]

General forum, sticky thread.

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Couldn't find it?

 

[tallman43]

Couldn't find it?

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